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Updates on: Student achievement in Asia vs. Europe, gender stereotypes among teachers, and IT in the classroom

An international study of education has found some Asian countries have overtaken European ones in student achievement. The Program for International Student Assessment ranked 57 countries based on the results of tests given 15-year-old students, the BBC reported. The information was gathered by the Organization for Economic Development. — Earth Times

Gender stereotypes and economics may explain why the number of male teachers in U.S. public schools has hit a 40-year low. The National Education Association says men currently account for less than a quarter of the country’s 3 million elementary and secondary teachers, The Detroit News reported Monday. — Earth Times

Indiana University researchers are embarking on a study to determine how teachers should use laptops, the Internet and other technology in the classroom. IU will work with the Granato Group, a Virginia-based information technology firm, to conduct the research, which is one of the largest undertakings ever by the education school. — Indystar.com